<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Hi Hazen -</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I would strip the remaining finish off the inside of the case, and&= nbsp; I would use grain filler everywhere.  If there remains dents, cracks, = holes, etc. that the filler doesn't cover, use bondo for those.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mark Potter</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:bases-loaded@juno.com">bases-loaded@juno.com</A></= DIV> <DIV>  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 21:24:59 EST <A href="mailto:HazenBannister@cs.com">HazenBannister@cs.com</A> writes:</= DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: = 10px"> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Hi list, <BR> I = have a small grand I'm rebuiding / refinishing for a customer.It was painted white <BR>years back,and the white is in the pores of the wood.I have it = stripped down to the wood,and the wood is milky looking,from the paint.I have = decided to paint it black,and was debating on grain filling,versus some sort of = bondo product.A friend of mine said I would not have to do either,as the paint = is already in the grain.I have not stirpped the inside of the case,and it = has some cracks,should I fill it,or strip and go from there? <BR>Thanks again= , <BR>Hazen Bannister</FONT> </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>